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Adena Local School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Union Township, Concord Township, Frankfort, Deerfield Township and Clarksburg, and parts of Deercreek Township and Perry Township.

Union Township’s School Grade B better than 56% of Ohio school districts

Students
1,084
Schools
3
Spent per student
$12,616
OH $16,610
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Debt
$0.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Adena Local School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 49% of Ohio districts
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 24% less per student than the OH average
  • 20 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.1M, about $102 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 49% of the 910 Ohio school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BUnion Township 12,780B−Concord Township 4,649B−Frankfort 1,094B−Deerfield Township 1,059Clarksburg 400

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Union Township. Grade by grade →

PK–5Unioto ElementaryUnion-Scioto Local School District
6–8Unioto Middle SchoolUnion-Scioto Local School District
9–122 high schoolsUnion-Scioto Local School District

Test scores vs. OH

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency49%
State average 52.2% · 636 students tested
Reading / language arts56%
State average 59.5% · 659 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 86.2% · 92 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$12,616 per student · 24% below OH
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 35%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 40%State 51%Federal 9%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,165’20
1,152’21
1,186’22
1,148’23
1,084’24

Down 7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 92%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 2%Black 1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Ohio’s other public schools.

Adena Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Frankfort
B
524 students25:1
Adena Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Frankfort
C+
263 students15:1
Adena High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Frankfort
C+
297 students20:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Miami Trace Local School DistrictMadison Township, Marion Township, Wayne Township
$14,154per student
Westfall Local School DistrictJackson Township, Monroe Township
$15,864per student
Circleville City School DistrictWayne Township
$15,062per student
Paint Valley Local School DistrictTwin Township
$17,564per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Ohio.